MEDIA ROOTS – Our very own Abby Martin, the founder and editor-in-chief of all of the content on this website has been over at Russia Today (RT) America this past month learning the ropes of live TV journalism. Abby has over 2 hours of live content broadcast on every Wednesday and Friday at 4, 5, 7 and 8 EST. Recently, the network has … Read More
MEDIA ROOTS – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has been widely criticized for its invasive procedures, most notably their nationwide implementation of naked body scanner machines. Many Americans feel the TSA is an enormous waste of tax payer’s money, and that their safety measures are just a form of “security theater” that don’t really make us any safer. One engineer … Read More
MEDIA ROOTS – The MegaUpload scandal is a perfect example of how the US government doesn’t let anyone get in their way of going after cases of alleged copyright infringement. The US government bypassed criminal courts and went after MegaUpload founder Kim Dotcom, seizing his assets last year after a high-profile raid of his New Zealand compound–and now America is … Read More
MEDIA ROOTS – The Obama administration has the worst track record when it comes to prosecuting whistleblowers. Obama once claimed he’d work hard to have a transparent government, but many have faced retaliation for revealing controversial government information. One of the most startling whistleblowing cases is Sibel Edmonds, Iranian born former FBI translator, who has been called the “most gagged … Read More
RT TV – The Transportation Security Administration has been the subject of criticism by seemingly all who fly in the USA. They’re accused of violating privacy when asking travelers to go through naked body scanner machines all for the supposed sake of “national security.” One of the companies behind the controversial equipment is now pushing to have these scanners installed … Read More
